Getting Started with Policy Governance

Caroline Oliver is chief executive of Good to Govern Ltd. and founding chair of the International Policy Governance Association and the UK Policy Governance Association which promote and support nonprofit and for-profit boards’ use of the Policy Governance system. She is an international governance consultant with clients in the US, UK and Canada.www.goodtogovern.com

• List of Tools viiForeword ixJohn CarverAuthor’s Note xviiAcknowledgments xixAbout the Author xxiAbout This Book xxiii1 Exploring Policy Governance 12 Choosing Policy Governance—or Not! 133 Knowing Who Owns Your Organization 414 Understanding the Policy in Policy Governance 695 What Does Your Ownership Want? Creating Ends Policies 896 How Can You Govern How Your Ends Are Achieved? 113Creating Means Policies7 How Can You Keep Your Board Accountable? Monitoring 137Your Policies8 Embarking on Policy Governance 165Policy Governance Resources 205References 213Index 217